Cartoonist in Bigg Boss 6, Aseem Trivedi set to go live

Well media has
grown exponentially in the past few years. The Indian sub continent has
witnessed the phenomenal growth and its power. The case in point is the recent
arrest of cartoonist and activist, Aseem Trivedi.

Aseem Trivedi is
a cartoonist and an active participant in Anna Hazare’s anti corruption
movement. Reportedly he sketched a few cartoons on corruption and posted them
on his website. This led to his immediate arrest on September 9th,
2012. The media reported this injustice and the subsequent public fury forced
the government to release him and drop the charges against him.

Though, the
incident was gross injustice handed out to Aseem Trivedi. It has a funny side
to it as well and Aseem being a cartoonist might as well be relishing that. Our
bureaucracy and police are so inefficient in stopping the huge scams and
arresting the culprits, but in contrast they were so efficient and organized to
stop and arrest a voice against corruption. Incredible!

India is getting
recognized the world over as a country of corruption and scams and for good
reasons. It is a good thing that the media has joined the fight against these
ailments of the society. The popular televisions channel ‘Colors’ approached
the cartoonist as soon as he was released from the jail. They requested him to
appear on their reality show ‘Big Boss’ and he consented.

Ashok Trivedi,
the father of the cartoonist speaking to a leading national daily, said “My son
is not glamour-struck, nor does he have any inclination to be a part of the
showbiz. He wanted to be on the show so that he can be seen and heard.” The
doting father also added, "He will surely talk about his campaign but only
if he is asked about it by other contestants. It is not that he wants to use
the show as a platform to highlight his campaign, though I know he would not be
able to stop himself if provoked. Aseem had time at hand and he thought the
show was the best way to reach out to people. He is not doing this for money.
He would rather enjoy being inside the house, which is a new experience
altogether."

The season six
of Big Boss is to be hosted by the flamboyant Salman Khan and the program will
go on air from October 7th.